LO-Congress 2024 Constructing chairman elected by a unanimous LO congress.
Johan Lindholm has lengthy appeared within the preliminary hypothesis for the function of recent LO chairman, and now it’s clear that he’ll take over after Susanna Gideonsson.
– I’ll give every little thing to advance the positions in life and in working life for staff all through Sweden. However we do that collectively. You do not do this by yourself, mentioned a visibly moved Johan Lindholm after he was elected.
Can stand as much as S
Lindholm is seen by many as a combative individual and one of many few inside the LO ranks who dares to face as much as the Social Democrats. There are those that imagine that LO didn’t have a sufficiently impartial place vis-à-vis S. The notion is that LO downplayed the criticism of the agreements made by the celebration throughout the block border in terms of, for instance, tax coverage, labor regulation, market rents and medical health insurance. Settlements that always had a damaging impression on LO’s members. For individuals who need to see a harder LO that stands as much as the Social Democrats, Lindholm is taken into account a very good identify.
Lindholm’s superior age has been used as an argument in opposition to him as a candidate. Lindholm is 60 and may retire on the age of 63, in response to his pension settlement. Even when he had been to serve out the congressional time period, he might be 64 years outdated on the subsequent congress after which most likely can not stand for re-election. Nonetheless, it may be a bonus, say sources to Dagens Enviornment, as Lindholm might perform as a transitional resolution earlier than discovering somebody who can serve a number of phrases.
Enigt LO
It’s a united LO that stands behind Lindholm as chairman, mentioned the chairman of the choice committee Tomas With.
– A unanimous election committee and 14 united unions are behind the proposal to elect Johan Lindholm as LO’s subsequent chairman.
He additional explains why Johan Lindholm is the very best candidate to guide LO for the subsequent 4 years.
– We want a boss who can stand there when it is windy and who’s assured that the union is us collectively. We additionally want a boss who can compromise, when compromise is hard. We have to take a spot in media and communication and we have to have a boss who has the situations to take these components.
The primary vice-chairman was elected Louise Olssonfrom Elektrikerna
– We have now many powerful challenges, however collectively we are going to do it. I’ll personally do every little thing I can for a robust and united LO, she says after the election.
Primal energy and volcano
Elected second vice-chairman Jessica Leidingfrom Municipal.
– I’ve by no means been so overwhelmed in my whole life. It’s so nice to have the ability to run the world’s strongest union along with you. You may have chosen a primal drive and a volcano. We should arrange ourselves comrades.
She concluded with a name to all representatives.
– Can we now agree that we should always ask everybody if they’re within the union.
The congressmen answered with a powerful sure.
Was elected contract secretary Veli-Pekka Säikkälä who till now had the identical function at IF Metall.
– I need to thanks for the belief and I promise to handle it to the very best of my means. I by no means thought I’d stand at a LO congress and be elected contract secretary. That is wonderful. Thanks all.
